By Professor Saleem Ali

Book Chapters

Ali SH; Nawaz S, 2014, 'Pakistan’s ecological precipice: An opportunity for redefining security', in In Pursuit of Prosperity U S Foreign Policy in an Era of Natural Resource Scarcity, pp. 271 - 290

Ali SH, 2014, 'Transboundary conservation through hybrid partnerships: A comparative analysis of forest projects', in Collaboration for Sustainability and Innovation A Role for Sustainability Driven by the Global South A Cross Border Multi Stakeholder Perspective, pp. 107 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7633-3_6

Ali SH, 2014, 'Transboundary Conservation Through Hybrid Partnerships: A Comparative Analysis of Forest Projects', in Greening of Industry Networks Studies, pp. 107 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7633-3_6

Ali SH; Watzin MC, 2013, 'Conservation, science and peace-building in Southeastern Europe', in Environmental Security Approaches and Issues, pp. 187 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203108635

Ali SH, 2009, 'Extractive Industries and the Environmental Aspects of International Security', in Brauch HG; Behera NC; Chourou B; Grin J; KameriMbote P; Krummenacher H; Mesjasz C; Spring UO (ed.), FACING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: ENVIRONMENTAL, HUMAN, ENERGY, FOOD, HEALTH AND WATER SECURITY CONCEPTS, SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, pp. 335 - 341

Ali SH, 2008, 'Environmental cooperation in the indian ocean basin : A comparative analysis of the indus basin treaty and the malé declaration', in Crucible for Survival Environmental Security and Justice in the Indian Ocean Region, pp. 290 - 302

McAteer E; Cerretti J; Ali SH, 2008, 'Shareholder activism and corporate behaviour in Ecuador: A comparative study of two oil ventures', in Earth Matters: Indigenous Peoples, the Extractive Industries and Corporate Soci, Taylor & Francis, pp. 180 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.9774/gleaf.978-1-909493-79-7_12

Khagram S; Ali SH, 2008, 'Transnational transformations: From government-centric interstate regimes to cross-sectoral multi-level networks of global governance', in Crisis of Global Environmental Governance Towards A New Political Economy of Sustainability, pp. 132 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203929100

Khagram S; Ali SH, 2008, 'Transnational transformations: From government-centric interstate regimes to cross-sectoral multi-level networks of global governance', in Crisis of Global Environmental Governance Towards A New Political Economy of Sustainability, pp. 132 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203929100-12

Ali SH, 2007, 'Pakistani madrasas and rural underdevelopment: An empirical study of Ahmedpur East', in Madrasas in South Asia Teaching Terror, pp. 85 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203936573

Yelpaala K; Ali SH, 2006, '17. Perspectives on diamond mining and public health in Akwatia, Ghana', in Small-Scale Mining, Rural Subsistence and Poverty in West Africa, Practical Action Publishing, pp. 211 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/9781780445939.017

de Oliveira JAP; Ali SH, 'Can oil corporations positively transform Angola and Equatorial Guinea?', in Corporate Citizenship in Africa: Lessons from the Past; Paths to the Future, Greenleaf Publishing Limited, pp. 157 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.9774/gleaf.978-1-909493-63-6_14

Ali SH, 'Conclusion', in Earth Matters: Indigenous Peoples, the Extractive Industries and Corporate Soci, Greenleaf Publishing Limited, pp. 245 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.9774/gleaf.978-1-909493-79-7_15

Edited Books

Ali SH; Sturman K; Collins N, 2020, Africa's Mineral Fortune The Science and Politics of Mining and Sustainable Development, Routledge

Clifford MJ; Perrons RK; Ali SH; Grice TA, 2018, Extracting Innovations Mining, Energy, and Technological Change in the Digital Age, CRC Press

Ali S, (ed.), 2017, Earth Matters: Indigenous Peoples, the Extractive Industries and Corporate Social Responsibility, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351279680

Ali S, (ed.), 2015, Diplomacy on Ice: Energy and the Environment in the Arctic and Antarctic, Yale University Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300205169.001.0001

Morris KS; Nelson IL; Mendez E, 2015, International Environmental Studies, Cognella Academic Publishing

Ali S, (ed.), 2007, Peace Parks: Conservation and Conflict Resolution, http://dx.doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/7433.001.0001

Journal articles

Li J; Zhu Y; Dou S; Zhang Q; Ali SH; Liu G; Zhao Y; Zhou N; Cheng J; Xu D, 2026, 'The dynamic complexity of critical mineral supply chains reveals the paradox of energy transition', Ecological Economics, 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109065

Hale TN; Ali SH, 2026, 'Correction: Mineral diplomacy in Greenland: learning from US-European history of engagement at the Ivittuut cryolite mine', Frontiers in Political Science, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2026.1841487

Ayeb-Karlsson S; Kelman I; Hayward G; Levin N; Oromeng KV; Zickgraf C; Ali SH; Kniveton D, 2026, 'The need for a systems approach to better understand the linkages between natural resources and human (im)mobility', Sustainability Science, 21, pp. 909 - 915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-026-01814-y

Ahmad S; Ali SH, 2026, 'Help small-scale gold miners to transition away from mercury use', Nature, 649, pp. 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-04121-1

Ali SH; Gilbert A; Kuo A, 2026, 'Battery metals from the deep sea: using industrial ecology for comparative analysis of impacts with terrestrial mining', Environmental Science Advances, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d6va00013d

Hale TN; Ali SH; Klinger JM; Walter M, 2026, 'Mapping Arctic Futures: Harnessing Participatory Tools for Sustainable Development in Ivittuut, Greenland', Society and Natural Resources, 39, pp. 1439 - 1457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2026.2640573

Ahmad S; Steen J; Zajac T; Azadi M; Ali SH, 2025, 'Carbon emissions in metal manufacturing productivity: A global analysis of aluminium smelting', Energy Research and Social Science, 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104343

Sidorstov R; Ali SH; Scarlett T; Shah K; Panikkar B; Trochim E; Bennett MM; Hale TN; Oikonomou P, 2025, 'Utilizing Arctic infrastructure data for ecological restoration, just transitions, and protection of cultural heritage', Sustainable Earth Reviews, 8, pp. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42055-025-00115-z

Hale TN; Ali SH; Christman P; Bleischwitz R; Svobodova K; Primmer E; Moutinho VLP; Kulczycka J, 2025, 'Critical minerals policies need clearer interface with scientifically credible targets (vol. 8, e25, 2025)', GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sus.2025.10022

Ivanova MH; Berkman PA; Hamid ZA; Ali SH; Susskind LE, 2025, 'Strategic foundations of science diplomacy', Science New York N Y, 390, pp. 138 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aec1419

Ali SH, 2025, 'The lithium dilemma', Science, 390, pp. 136 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.ady8020

Nagano H; Ali SH; Puppim de Oliveira JA, 2025, 'Decoupling material consumption from economic development? Evidence of dematerialization from a multi-decade analysis of 176 countries', Carbon Footprints, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/cf.2025.36

Hale TN; Ali SH; Christman P; Bleischwitz R; Svobodova K; Primmer E; Moutinho VLP; Kulczycka J, 2025, 'Critical minerals policies need clearer interface with scientifically credible targets', Global Sustainability, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sus.2025.10014

Ali SH; Franks DM; Puppim de Oliveira JA; Madani K; Gaffney O; Anggraini E; Wantchekon L; Zeng X, 2025, 'A global minerals trust could prevent inefficient and inequitable protectionist policies', Science, 388, pp. 1028 - 1030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adv9841

Zhu Y; Ye X; Ali SH; Dou S; Cheng J; Liu G; Xu D, 2025, 'Resource substitutability path for China's energy storage between lithium and vanadium', Iscience, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.112462

Ali SH; Boyer NE; Mundaca G; de Silva L; Jabalameli S; Taganova J, 2025, 'The Role of Land and Natural Resources in Negotiating Peace Agreements', Negotiation Journal, 41, pp. 228 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/ngtn_a_00017

Sahu AK; Rufford TE; Ali SH; Knibbe R; Smart S; Jiao F; Bell AT; Zhang X, 2025, 'Material needs for power-to-X systems for CO2 utilization require a life cycle approach', Chemical Science, 16, pp. 5819 - 5835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4sc07752k

Ali SH, 2025, 'Elon Musk has some supporters in science', Nature, 639, pp. 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00664-5

Hale TN; Ali SH, 2025, 'Mineral diplomacy in Greenland: learning from US-European history of engagement at the Ivittuut cryolite mine', Frontiers in Political Science, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2025.1584988

Kadhim ZR; Ali SH; AL-Rubaye SA, 2025, 'The economic impacts of the post-harvest losses of tangerines and Seville oranges crops in Iraq (Baghdad Governorate: As a case study)', BULGARIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, 31, pp. 237 - 244

Ali SH, 2024, 'Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security', SCIENCE, 385, pp. 940 - 940, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adq4752

Ali SH, 2024, 'Deep-sea mining opponents: there’s no free lunch when it comes to clean energy', Nature, 626, pp. 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00404-1

Wang L; Ali SH; Thornton DH; Farhadinia MS, 2024, 'Editorial: Transboundary conservation', Frontiers in Conservation Science, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1363427

Ali SH, 2024, 'Material conflicts', Science, 383, pp. 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adk9387

Brottrager M; Crespo Cuaresma J; Kniveton D; Ali SH, 2023, 'Natural resources modulate the nexus between environmental shocks and human mobility', Nature Communications, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37074-y

Sarupria M; Sultana NN; Ali SH, 2023, 'SDG 12 needs an oceanic interface: sand mining, saltwater intrusion (SWI) and coastal sustainability', Sustainable Earth Reviews, 6, pp. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42055-023-00061-8

Ali SH, 2023, 'The US should get serious about mining critical minerals for clean energy', Nature, 615, pp. 563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00790-y

Ali SH, 2023, 'There's no free lunch in clean energy', NATURE, 615, pp. 563 - 563

Ahmad S; Steen J; Ali S; Valenta R, 2023, 'Carbon-adjusted efficiency and technology gaps in gold mining', Resources Policy, 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103327

Katona S; Paulikas D; Ali S; Clarke M; Ilves E; Lovejoy TE; Madin LP; Stone GS, 2023, 'Land and deep-sea mining: the challenges of comparing biodiversity impacts', Biodiversity and Conservation, 32, pp. 1125 - 1164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02558-2

Davis KF; Müller MF; Rulli MC; Tatlhego M; Ali S; Baggio JA; Dell’Angelo J; Jung S; Kehoe L; Niles MT; Eckert S, 2023, 'Transnational agricultural land acquisitions threaten biodiversity in the Global South', Environmental Research Letters, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acb2de

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